BOISE — Effectively ending family homelessness is a distant dream in many communities, but local officials believe it could be within reach for Ada County.
Last month, a study from Boise State University’s Idaho Policy Institute found that heavy investment in prevention combined with increased spending on supportive housing could end the wait list for housing services for families in Idaho’s most populous county by 2025.
The goal city officials and local nonprofits are chasing is to get Ada County’s list of families waiting for housing assistance to “functional zero,” meaning for every family that asks for help, another one is immediately housed. If this “functional zero” is reached, no family would wait for services and spend weeks or months in emergency shelters, but would find a roof over their head as quickly as possible instead.
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Source: Idaho Press Tribune
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